Tuesday, January 25, 2011

BATONLAGIP: AN OPEN MISSIVE


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Republic of the  Philippines
Cagayan State  University
Sanchez Mira,  Cagayan
January 27, 2011



TO ALL ALUMNI:
SANCHEZ MIRA  HIGH SCHOOL
SANCHEZ MIRA ARRANZ HIGH SCHOOL
SANCHEZ MIRA RURAL AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY
LABORATORY HIGH SCHOOL
SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL

TO YOU MY DEAREST SONS AND DAUGHTERS:

Can you spare me some time? Can you spend some quality moments with me? I am so eager to feel your touch, your warm embrace,   your loving presence, your hearty spirit and hear your cheers and yells of joy.  I SHALL  ANTICIPATE  LISTENING TO YOUR  REVELRIES AND  REVELATIONS  OF YOUR  RICH EXPERIENCES  IN THE NAME OF SERVICE BE IT LOCAL, NATIONAL OR  INTERNATIONAL, BE IT IN THE  GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE  FIRMS  AND COMPANIES, FARMS, VINEYARDS, AND  EVEN  IN THE  FIELD  OF   POLITICS, LEADING  PEOPLE.  


At the core of all virtues my dear is gratefulness.  May I reiterate, please present yourself and be the greatest   gift for me on the date set for us?  Won’t you please come?  Mark your calendar and set it a red letter   day - a special appointment with love and loyalty? April 23, black Saturday at Cagayan State University, Sanchez Mira, Cagayan.

Why don’t you ever miss me? Why don’t you ever feel the  passion to  run to me  and  share  me  your  great  achievements, spectacular  performances  and  awesome  accomplishments  of what you have become?  Why don’t you  come close to me  and together  let us  cherish the  fond  memories we  had, the  dreams we  conceived,  the aspirations we set and  to talk  about  what and who  you are now and beyond with  me  in your  hearts.  

Do you  still remember those times you were  on the bosom of your  beloved   institution,  which you considered as  your  home  next to your  homes with you own families? Do you still recall those sunny days you have to perspire as students whenever you sweat now at your particular job or work?  Do  you still feel alive with the  cool  fine weather  as you do laboratory in different  subject areas  to mould you in the  dimensions  of a wholesome  person with your surrogate  parents – your mentors,  alive and gone?

 Yes, you do have  your own share  of  smiles  and  frowns,  gains and pains, mirth and madness, joys and sorrows,  laughter and tears,  triumphs and  tribulations, victories and  vanities,  certainties and  surprises,  be  it winnings or  losing, through thick and thin,  YOU 

MADE IT!  You  may have been silent  or aloud  in your  journey at  the  portals   of  your  own   school   yet through    your persistence and  perseverance, faith  in God  and to yourself, you found yourself standing tall  and  proud of   your  identity, your  mark, your  name as  loyal  graduates -  now  as  alumni of  such  a prestigious  academic community.

Indeed, there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.  And, now  is the  time  to  keep  the zeal  of such  pledge  to your ALMA MATER, a time to reckon what  and  who have you become  in  living, loving and  learning  as  a genuine  product  of  such  our school, your  school. It can be a time  of grand celebration, of  dancing, rejoicing, building new  commitments and  bridges towards   Service  at best for  God  and for humanity.   Come, bring  with your  consecrated heart  the  best of your  fruits  in your  reaps and share  the  glory and honor to me, your  ALMA MATER.  Your becoming WHOLE   and the BEST is my own becoming.  The   oneness of heart leads to the Wingate of realizing all aspirations or    our beloved CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY, NOW.!!!.  Come   with GOD and in unity for every GOOD PURPOSE, everything is possible; NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!

I EAGERLY AWAIT YOUR COMING HOME MY DEAREST  SONS  AND DAUGHTERS. I AM  EXTREMELY EXCITED  BY THE  THOUGHT THAT  ALL OF  YOU WHO HAVE  BEEN UNDER  MY WINGS  JUST AS THE  MOTHER  HEN  PROTECTED  HER   OFFSPRINGS, I COULD ONCE MORE  EMBRACE  YOU  AND  BECOME  REUNITED  AND RENEW  OUR   RIGHT  RELATIONSHIP AS  ONE BIG,  BIG,  BIG  HAPPY FAMILY.

MISSING YOU AND   LOVING YOU FOREVER,

YOUR  ALMA MATER

                                                     Written by: Janelyn D. Idica

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